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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in organizational design, employee relations, and talent management within the Kenyan market, while effectively collaborating with senior leadership to drive business strategy and performance.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Organizational Design ExperienceEmployee Relations ManagementKenyan Labor Law KnowledgeLeadership CollaborationBusiness Decision-Making
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Hard Skills
Organizational DesignTalent ReviewSuccession PlanningWorkforce PlanningEmployee RelationsPerformance ManagementJob ArchitectureTalent Acquisition
Soft Skills
Trust BuildingCollaborationAdvisory SkillsBusiness Acumen
Industry Keywords
TelcoFinTechFMCGDistribution Business
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead and develop the Kenya senior people partners covering sales, retail, manufacturing, and logistics
- Partner with the Kenya Managing Director and leadership team as their primary people counterpart
- Advise on organizational structure, talent, culture, and leadership fit
- Own organizational design, talent review, and succession for the Kenya market
- Act as the escalation point for employee relations
- Hold a focused client group in business management, customer care, and collections
- Translate group strategy into decisions, structure, and delivery in Kenya
- Shape the company’s job architecture, competencies, and performance approach
- Lead the people agenda for Kenya as the market scales
- Collaborate with talent acquisition, shared services, and other People teams
Requirements
What you’ll need- Currently a Deputy Head of People or similar
- Currently holding your own client group, with a small team reporting to you
- Currently reporting into an HR Director or Head of People rather than running the function solo
- Comfortable working closely with senior leadership and having built real trust with directors and country leads
- Real organizational design experience, including designing structure and workforce plans
- Working knowledge of Kenyan labor law
- Direct experience owning employee relations matters
- Business-first instinct, with the ability to prioritize cost, risk, or growth
- Experience making business decisions that differed from the textbook HR approach
- Experience in a fast-paced Telco, FinTech, FMCG, or distribution business is sought
- Must be based in Kenya
- Successful candidates must undergo pre-employment background checks, including criminal records, identification verification, academic qualifications, employment dates, and employer references
Benefits
Comp & perks- Direct access to and partnership with Kenya's leadership team
- Collaboration with a global People team across Africa and Europe
- Professional development and coaching partnerships
- Family-friendly policies and flexible working arrangements
- Well-being support and career growth opportunities
- Diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training
- Equal opportunity and affirmative action employer
- Pre-employment background checks